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A women's resource center in a rural setting
1Women's Resource Center, Penn State Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822-2020, USA.
Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|November 11, 1999
Summary
Consumers increasingly seek health information independently. To address this need for reliable data, the Geisinger Health System established a dedicated Women's Resource Center at Geisinger Medical Center.
Area of Science:
- Health communication
- Consumer health information services
Background:
- Growing trend of health care consumers actively seeking health information.
- Diverse sources utilized by consumers, including the internet, media, associations, and libraries.
- Need for accessible and trustworthy health information for the public.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development of a consumer health information resource.
- To meet the specific health information needs of consumers.
- To provide reliable and current health information.
Main Methods:
- Establishment of a Women's Resource Center.
- Development of a dedicated center within a teaching hospital setting.
- Focus on providing consumer-oriented health information.
Main Results:
- A specialized center was created to serve health care consumers.
- The center aimed to consolidate reliable health information.
- Geisinger Medical Center developed this initiative.
Conclusions:
- Consumer demand for health information necessitates dedicated resources.
- Specialized centers can effectively meet consumer needs for health data.
- The Women's Resource Center serves as a model for consumer health information provision.